Why city dwellers are turning to carnivorous plants

Carnivorous plants on display at Planty Kenya in Lavington, Nairobi, on April 21, 2026.

Photo credit: Evans Habil | Nation Media Group

It looks like an ordinary plant. Until it moves. One moment, it’s just another leafy addition on a windowsill. The next it snaps shut on a fly in a fraction of a second, sealing it inside like a trapdoor. It’s a quiet, efficient kill.

Across Nairobi, more plant lovers are making room for these unlikely housemates: carnivorous plants.

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